Commonwealth Games quick hits: Para athletics medal race to be re
The Commonwealth Games para athletics women's 1500m T54 final will be re-run following a chaotic crash and subsequent protests. Officials ordered the repeat race after disqualifying a Canadian athlete for causing the initial collision.
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Here are the quick hits from day seven of the Commonwealth Games.
Eliza Ault-Connell was knocked out of the women's 1500m T54 final. ( Getty Images: PA Images/Martin Rickett )
After a dramatic crash that took out two athletes, a disqualification that reordered the medal spots, and a subsequent protest, para athletics officials ordered a re-race of the women's 1,500m T54 final.
The race was thrown into chaos early on when Australian Eliza Ault-Connell went down heavily in a nasty crash, with Mauritian world champion Noemi Alphonse also knocked out of contention.
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